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Turkish given name A Turkish name consists of an ''ad'' or an ''isim'' (given name; plural ''adlar'' and ''isimler'') and a ''soyadı'' or ''soyisim'' (surname). Turkish names exist in a "full name" format. While there is only one ''soyadı'' (surname) in the full ...

and a surname. In Turkish, Engin means ''vast'' or ''open sea''.

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* Engin Akyürek (born 1981), Turkish actor *

Engin Alan Engin Alan (born 31 March 1945 in Istanbul) is a former Turkish general. He was Chief of the Special Forces of the Turkish Army from 1996 to 2000. He retired in 2005. After his retirement he became General Director of the Foundation to Strength ...

(born 1945), Turkish general * Engin Altay (born 1963), Turkish politician *

Engin Ardıç Engin Ardıç (1 February 1952 – 27 May 2023) was a Turkish writer and a newspaper columnist for the Sabah newspaper. He also worked as a television commentator in the 1990s. Biography Ardıç was born on 1 February 1952 in Trabzon, a coastal ...

(1952–2023), Turkish writer and journalist * Engin Arık (1948–2007), Turkish particle physicist * Engin Atsür (born 1984), Turkish basketball player * Engin Baytar (born 1983), Turkish footballer * Engin Bekdemir (born 1992), Turkish footballer *

Engin Çeber Engin Çeber (May 5, 1979 – October 8, 2008) was a Turkish human rights activist who was tortured and killed while in police custody. In 2012, twelve prison guards and officials received prison sentences in connection with this death, causing Amn ...

(1979–2008), Turkish human rights activist *

Engin Altan Düzyatan Engin Altan Düzyatan (; born 26 July 1979) is a Turkish film and television actor. Born in Karşıyaka, İzmir Province, Turkey, Düzyatan studied theatre at the Dokuz Eylül University in his home province before making his acting debut with '' ...

(born 1979), Turkish actor * Engin Fırat (born 1970), Turkish football manager *

Engin Günaydın Engin Günaydın (born 23 January 1972) is a Turkish actor and comedian. Biography Günaydın was born in Erbaa, Tokat Province. He began his university studies at Hacettepe University Conservatory, but in his second year he switched to Mimar ...

(born 1972), Turkish actor and comedian * Engin Güngör (born 1986), Turkish footballer *

Engin İpekoğlu Engin İpekoğlu (born 7 June 1961 in İzmir, Turkey) is a Turkish football manager and former goalkeeper who most recently served as manager of Adanaspor. He began his football career with Prater SV, an Austrian team, in 1978. He transferred to ...

(born 1961), Turkish footballer * Engin Noyan (born 1953), Turkish musician *

Engin Oeztuerk Engin Oeztuerk also known as Engin Seyrl (born 1973 in Bremerhaven Bremerhaven (; ) is a city on the east bank of the Weser estuary in northern Germany. It forms an exclave of the Bremen (state), city-state of Bremen. The Geeste (river), Riv ...

(born 1973), German–Turkish musician *

Engin Öztonga Engin Öztonga (born 10 August 1978 in Kullar) is a Turkish retired footballer who played as a midfielder. Öztonga previously played for Kocaelispor and Gaziantepspor in the Turkish Super Lig. Honours * Kocaelispor **Turkish Cup The Turk ...

(born 1978), Turkish footballer *

Engin Ünal Engin Ünal (born 30 September 1936) is a Turkish swimmer. He competed in the men's 200 metre breaststroke at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as ...

(born 1936), Turkish swimmer * Engin Verel (born 1956), Turkish footballer

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Ahmet Engin Ahmet Emin Engin (born 9 August 1996) is a German-born Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Turkish club Iğdır. Career Engin made his 2. Bundesliga debut for MSV Duisburg on 22 August 2015 against Karlsruher SC. On 2 ...

(born 1996), German football player *

Atilla Engin Atilla Engin (1946-2019) was a Turkish American fusion jazz drummer. From 1974 to 2001 he was active in Denmark as a musician and educator; he organized music festivals and represented Denmark as a musical ambassador. In 2001, he left Denmark f ...

(1946–2019), Turkish-American fusion jazz musician *

Esin Engin Esin Engin (May 17, 1945 – May 4, 1997) was a Turkish musician, composer, arranger and film actor. Biography He was born in Sivas, Turkey in 1945 to a family of Crimean Tatar origin. He graduated from North Collins High School in New York, U ...

(1945–1997), Turkish musician *

Kenan Engin Kenan Engin (b. 1974, Pertek, Tunceli Province, Turkey) is a German-Kurdish political scientist. Engin writes articles in Turkish, German and English for magazines and newspapers since 1995. He immigrated to Germany from Turkey in 2000 and studi ...

(born 1974), German-Turkish political scientist *

Korel Engin Korel Engin (born April 8, 1980), aka Cori Enghusen, is an American-born Turkish female basketball player at the center position for Beşiktaş Cola Turka. At , she is the tallest member of the Turkish women's basketball national team. Born in ...

(born 1980), Turkish basketball player *

Engin Yıldırım Engin Yıldırım (born 1966 in Üsküdar) is a Turkish professor of Labor Economics and former vice-president of the Constitutional Court of Turkey. Early life Engin Yıldırım completed his high school education in 1983 in Beylerbeyi High Sc ...

(born 1966), Turkish labor economics professor and the vice-president of the Constitutional Court of Turkey *

Engin Yılmaz Engin Yılmaz (born 1977) is a Turkish politician who currently serves as the President of the Conservative Ascension Party (MYP) of Turkey. Born and educated in Kumru, Ordu Province, he studied economics at Anadolu University and graduated i ...

(born 1977), Turkish politician

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